Insect catcher



Aug 9,1921

C. Y, HAKE INSECT CAT-CHER Filed March 8, l927 INVENTOR y Hafiz CharlesATTC'JIRNEY WITNESSES Patented Aug. .9, 1927.

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' 'linother obj'ect is'to lprovideaf device ofthis character which may;be-' used' for catch-.

ing "and trapping insects either individually facture and whiclntwhilehaving all-offthe l5 a'dvantagesof afly s'watter' has none of itsdisadvantages. In carrying out these objects, the invention issusceptible ofa wide range of modification without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the claimed invention,there being shown in the drawings for illustrative purposes a pre ferredand practical form, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view taken from the bottom of acatcher constructed in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section'thereof,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the.

. line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showlng thefastening means which is' releasable to' discharge deadinsects, Y

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing a section of the catcher andthe fastening elements used for connecting the material thereof,

Fig. 6 is a. perspective view of the combined; handle member and supportfor the catcher,

In the embodiment illustrated the catcher constitutingthis inventioncomprises a body member 1 preferably composed of screen wire and madeV-shaped in cross section with gable ends 2. The side members 3 and 4 ofthe body 1 have formed between them and an inner lining member 5. achamber 6 which we will call the impounding chamber and into which theflies or other insects crawl through an opening 7 in the apex thereof.This lining 5 may be of any suitable material, being'here shown formedof screen fabric, andis secured to the side members 3 and 4: near theirlower edges by any suitable means, one corner thereof being connectedwith the body by means of a threaded stud 8 soldered or otherwisesecured to the lining 5 and which extends through'the ployed for'connectingjfthe linin'g'5 at other cent the connection by the innermostclip andbody 1 andfisequ'ippcd with awasher 9' and i a thumb nut10wherebytheliningis detach; ably connected with the body 1 at thispoint; to provide for th'e opening and closing there'- of to shake outthe dead insects from; the N impounding chamber 6 when necessary. Itunderstood, of course, that by screwing up- -tl 1e"nut- 1O, the;clampi'ng'washer 9 will be brought into eng gement with the "body 1 and;the" stud 8 i projects outwardly thereth'ro'ugh, therebysecurely'clo'sing'the trap at this point. Any's'uitablefmeans may be empointswiththefbody' of the trap, clips 11" being'here'shown for'this-purpos'c. ifThe'ppen'mouth or edge of' thebodynwm; 5' bcr-1*is 're'inforcedasf'shownat 12 and equip'pectwith. felt or other suitable soft materialto prevent marring of the object with which the catcher is brought intocontact. This soft or protecting element is numbered 13 in the'drawings,

The body member 1 is extended at its rear portionforming a triangularframe engaging member 14, the corners of the fabric be ing folded overforminga two-ply construc tion and also forming pockets 15 to receive ithe frame member presentlyto be described.

A combined handle and frame 16' is shown which is constructed of a pieceof heavy wire bent intermediate its ends to form loop-shaped hand grip17, the side members of the side portions of the wire frame beingbrought together, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 6 and secured byencircling clips 19,. arranged at longitudinally spaced intervals. Thefree ends of the wire from which the handle and frame are formed divergeadjaprovidearms 20 which merge at theirifront endsinto parallel fingers21 which are en v gaged with the lower edges of the end members "2 atthe rear of the body 1 andsecuredthereto by any suitable means. IThewire from which the combinedhandle and supporting frame is formed isof sufficient rigidity to support the body member 1 atone end thereofand 'yet is sufficiently flexible to permit said body to be manipulatedin the manner of a swatter.

While the body 1 is'described and shown; as V-shaped in cross section itmay obviously be ofany other suitable or desired shape. p In the use ofthis trap or catcher the insect may be easily caught alive by quickly-placing the body 1 over the insect to be trapped. I

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I As soon as the cage or body 1 is placed over a I tically impossiblefo'ritto escape. The sud den jar imparted to the page when catching thebody of the insect, it will fly or crawl to I thetop of the trap on theinner face of the lining 5 and enter the impounding chamber 6 throughthe opening 7 in said lining, and when once insald chamber, it Wlll beprac another insect will throw the impoundedinsect againstthe sides ofthe cage and stun it and several such jars will usually kill it. If thejarring of the trap does net kill the insects they may hedroWn-ed byinsertingthe cage-in 'a-ipail ofiva-ter. To remove the dead insects fromthe trap all that is neces sary is to unscrevvtheH-small nu-tylQ at thecorner of the cage and press in the threaded screw-or stud 8 which Willcause the" lining 5 tc-rmoveinward a suflicient distance to provide'anopening through which the dead in sects maybe shaken out andfdestroyed;While this trap is, primarily intended-for catching flies, itoloviouslyniay be used for and passing it quickly, the insects may becatching any other form of insec such as bees, wasps, mosquitoes,butterflies, and the like, and by holding the catcher sidewise skilledin the art, and it Will of course be understood that changes in theform, proportion and minor details of construction may he resorted to,Without departing from the spiritjof the invention or its. scope asclaimed.- I 'clairn:- A device of the character described comventi-onWill be readily apparent to those prising :a cage open at its lowerendan'd hav- 7 ing an impounding chamber with anentrance inside S3161cage, and means for discharging the dead insects 'froni'the bott'oni ofsaid impounding chamber, an opening formed between the Walls of saidbody at the bottom thereof, the inner Wall having :a threaded studsecured thereto and extending through the outer Wall and equipped withmeans for "drawing said Walls together for closing said opening.

CHAS. Y. HAKE. V

